Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.71
Liaison Matthew Harmin
Submission Date May 14, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Goucher College
OP-8: Building Energy Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.54 / 6.00 William Lederer
Special Assistant to the President; Chair of Goucher Environmental Sustainability Advisory Council
President's Office
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Total building energy consumption, all sources (transportation fuels excluded):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total building energy consumption 99,526.90 MMBtu 95,831 MMBtu

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Purchased electricity and steam:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Grid-purchased electricity 36,733.30 MMBtu 35,495 MMBtu
District steam/hot water 0 MMBtu 0 MMBtu

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Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,062,216 Gross square feet 1,057,180 Gross square feet

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Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year::
Floor Area
Laboratory space 32,984 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space

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Degree days, performance year (base 65 °F)::
Degree days (see help icon above)
Heating degree days 4,654
Cooling degree days 1,200

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Source-site ratios::
Source-Site Ratio (see help icon above)
Grid-purchased electricity 1
District steam/hot water 1

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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods)::
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013
Baseline Year July 1, 2008 June 30, 2009

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A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Goucher does not generate energy on-site.

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A brief description of any building temperature standards employed by the institution:
Goucher keeps building all buildings between 68 and 72 degrees fahrenheit.

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A brief description of any light emitting diode (LED) lighting employed by the institution:
Goucher employs LED's on all exterior lighting, and some interior lighting (in Julia Rogers Building and the Athenaeum).

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A brief description of any occupancy and/or vacancy sensors employed by the institution:
These are employed in the Athenaeum, and in many other locations on campus. Many buildings have had use of sensors since 2005. Sensors also control HVAC operation.

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A brief description of any passive solar heating employed by the institution:
A small passive solar system is in place in the Athenaeum.

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A brief description of any ground-source heat pumps employed by the institution:
none.

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A brief description of any cogeneration technologies employed by the institution:
none

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A brief description of any building recommissioning or retrofit program employed by the institution:
none

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A brief description of any energy metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Siemen's technology is used to meter all buildings and operate building control systems.

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A brief description of the institution's program to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
Goucher follows Energy Star standards for these appliances, equipment, and systems.

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A brief description of any energy-efficient landscape design initiatives employed by the institution:
none

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A brief description of any vending machine sensors, lightless machines, or LED-lit machines employed by the institution:
All vending machines have sensors. Unknown whether these and other machines are LED-lit.

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A brief description of other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives employed by the institution:
See below.

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The website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Source-site information is not applicable to Goucher. The college does not generate electricity and is not on a steam system.

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